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Roger Livesey

Roger Livesey

Birthday: 1906-06-25 | Place of Birth: Barry, Wales, UK

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Roger Livesey (25 June 1906 – 4 February 1976) was a British stage and film actor. He is most often remembered for the three Powell & Pressburger films in which he starred: The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, I Know Where I'm Going! and A Matter of Life and Death. Tall and broad with a mop of chestnut hair, Livesey used his highly distinctive husky voice, gentle manner and athletic physique to create many notable roles in his theatre and film work. Description above from the Wikipedia article Roger Livesey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1969
Hamlet

as    First Player / Gravedigger

1961
The League of Gentlemen

as    Mycroft

1960
The Entertainer

as    Billy Rice

1956
Finger of Guilt

as    Ben Case

1951
Green Grow the Rushes

as    Capt. Cedric Biddle

1947
I Know Where I'm Going!

as    Torquil MacNeil

1945
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

as    Major General Clive Wynne-Candy

1940
Girl in the News

as    Bill Maher

1938
The Drum

as    Capt. Carruthers

1934
Lorna Doone

as    Tom Faggus